VMware Fusion Professional

Virtualization for Mac Made by the Virtualization Leader

Trusted by Mac® professionals and millions of users worldwide, VMware Fusion 6 Professional brings the stability and reliability that can only be delivered by the leader in virtualization. Used by 97% of the Fortune 1000 companies in the USA, VMware has won more than 280 awards for its virtualization-leading software including Editors' Choice awards from MacWorld, PCMagazine, and TechRadar.

Compare VMware Fusion 5 Professional to VMware Fusion 6 Professional

Feature

VMware Fusion 5 Professional

VMware Fusion 6 Professional

Enhanced restricted virtual machines

Yes

Create expiring virtual machines

Yes

Create linked clones

Yes

Single virtual machine mode for managed environments

Yes

Virtual machine name in full screen mode

Yes

Support for up to 16 vCPUs, 8TB disks and 64GB of RAM

Yes

VMware Player 6 Plus included

Yes

Compatible with Workstation 10 and vSphere 5.5 virtual machines

Yes

Improved OS compatibility

Yes

VMrun improvements

Yes

Restart to EFI/BIOS option

Yes

Compare VMware Fusion 6 to VMware Fusion 6 Professional

Feature

VMware Fusion 6

VMware Fusion 6 Professional

Designed for OS X Mavericks

Yes

Yes

Ready for Windows® 8.1

Yes

Yes

Create restricted virtual machines

Yes

Create expiring virtual machines

Yes

Create linked clones

Yes

Single virtual machine mode for managed environments

Yes

Network editor

Yes

Eligible for VMware Basic and Production Support

Yes

VMware Player 6 Plus included

Yes

Compare VMware Fusion 6 Professional to Parallels Desktop Enterprise

Feature

VMware Fusion 6 Professional

Parallels Desktop Enterprise

Perpetual License

Yes

Up to 49% more expensive on a 3 Year TCO with support and maintenance

Yes

One license to run on Mac, Windows and Linux

Yes

Create restricted virtual machines for Mac, Windows and Linux

Yes

VMware licensing portal

Yes

Create expiring virtual machines

Yes

Linked Clones

Yes

Support for up to 16 vCPUs, 8TB disks and 64GB of RAM

Yes

Compatible with VMware product portfolio

Yes

ESXi in a virtual machine

Yes

Virtualization technology used by 97% of Fortune 1000 companies

Yes

Engineered in the USA

Yes

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